A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Subsequent Events (Details)

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)	Nov. 13, 2017	Nov. 12, 2017	Nov. 02, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 27, 2017	Aug. 28, 2017	May 25, 2017	Feb. 24, 2017	Dec. 01, 2016	Oct. 07, 2016	May 27, 2016	Feb. 29, 2016	Nov. 25, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends paid (usd per share)					$ 0.08		$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.07	$ 0.07	$ 0.07	$ 0.07	$ 0.05
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividend declared (usd per share)			$ 0.08
Dividend payable, maximum, percentage	35.00%
Credit facility, minimum required tangible net worth	$ 47,500,000	$ 38,900,000
Goldline, LLC
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Purchase price						$ 10,000,000
Liabilities incurred for the acquisition						7,500,000
Escrow deposit				$ 0		$ 1,500,000
Goldline, LLC \| Loans Payable
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (in percentage)						8.50%
Debt instrument, additional interest, percentage of total principal (in percentage)						3.00%
Debt instrument, additional interest, percentage of cumulative three year EBITDA (in percentage)						10.00%
Debt instrument, additional interest, percentage of cumulative three year EBITDA, amount						$ 10,000,000
Debt instrument, term (years)						3 years

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